FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Pine River Capital Management L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JAKKS PACIFIC INC [JAKK] (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 CARLSON PARKWAY, 7TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MINNETONKA, MN 55305 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
4.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020	  (1)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	300,908	$ (1)	I	See footnotes 2, 3 (2) (3)
4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018	  (4)	08/01/2018	Common Stock	1,983,131	$ (4)	I	See footnotes 2, 3 (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pine River Capital Management L.P. 601 CARLSON PARKWAY 7TH FLOOR MINNETONKA, MN 55305	Â	  X	Â	Â
Pine River MASTER FUND LTD. C/O PINE RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. 601 CARLSON PARKWAY, 7TH FLOOR MINNETONKA, MN 55305	Â	  X	Â	Â
TAYLOR BRIAN C/O PINE RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 601 CARLSON PARKWAY, 7TH FLOOR MINNETONKA, MN 55305	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Pine River Capital Management L.P., By: Pine River Capital Management LLC, General Partner, By: Brian Taylor, Managing Member		09/21/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Pine River Capital Management LLC, By: Brian Taylor, Managing Member		09/21/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Pine River Master Fund Ltd., By: Brian Taylor, Director		09/21/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Brian Taylor		09/21/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The 4.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 are convertible into shares of the issuer's common stock at any time, at an initial conversion rate of 103.7613 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.64 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain events.
(2)	These securities are held directly by Pine River Master Fund Ltd. (the "Master Fund"), for which Pine River Capital Management L.P. (the "Partnership") is the Investment Manager. Mr. Taylor is the sole member of Pine River Capital Management LLC, the general partner of the Partnership.
(3)	Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, other than to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4)	The 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 are convertible into shares of the issuer's common stock at any time, at an initial conversion rate of 114.3674 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $8.74 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain events.

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